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Informationist/Information Specialist in Context Concept

Informationist or Information Specialist in Context: Who is this? (Powerpoint, 172KB) MLA President Jean P. Shipman's 2006 IFLA presentation. Task Force on the Information Specialist In Context (ISIC) Final Report ( , February 2006 ) MLA '04 Open Forum on the Information Specialist in Context Concept NLM Fellowships for Informationist Training MLA Institutions Willing to be Hosts for NLM Informationist Fellows April 2002 Informationist Conference Wrap-up and Resources

For further information about the Information Specialist in Context concept, please contact Carla Funk, funk@mlahq.org.